In August, an 18-year-old Kurdish high school student boarded a plane to return to Turkey, where he was born. His return ...

There were 36.8 million visitors to Japan in 2024, of which about 690,000 were aged four or younger. Read more at ...

This photo provided by Japan Media Services shows a scene from The Ones Left Behind: The Plight of Single Mothers in Japan, directed by Rionne McAvoy. The award-winning independent documentary film ...

According to a new study linking body movement patterns and health, Japanese children walk differently from those in other countries. The study, which was recently published in the journal “Scientific ...

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The unofficial but very popular mascot of this east Japan city surprised children at a Christmas event here on Dec. 24, ...

The government agency overseeing child policies on Thursday announced a new certification mark for entities taking part in a ...

From 1996 until 2000, I worked as an English teacher in the public school system of southern Japan. Being partly Japanese, I was excited and grateful for the opportunity to immerse myself in the ...

SAGAMIHARA FAMILY HOUSING AREA, Japan – It was like stepping into the unknown when Sgt. 1st Class Georgette Ray’s children first entered a Japanese school last fall. With no grasp of the language or ...

The premise of Old Enough!, a Japanese reality show newly streaming on Netflix, is childishly simple. In each 10-minute episode, a tiny kid sets off to complete the child’s first errand alone. (Well, ...

TOKYO — The women work hard, sleeping only a few hours a night, as they juggle the demands of caring for their children and doing housework — all while suffering from poverty. The award-winning ...